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  1. Campton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Campton and Chicksands, in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is about 9 miles (14 km) south of Bedford , and is about 9 miles (14 km) north-west from Letchworth and sits on a tributary of the River Ivel . [1]

    • History
    • Rectors and Vicars of The Parish
    • The Bells and The Bell-Ringers
    • Church Interior
    • Gallery

    The church dates back to the 13th Century and was originally constructed from red sandstone hewn blocks. It has been added to and rebuilt many times over the last eight centuries, including the addition of the Osborn Mausoleum in 1649 and the Osborn Chapel in the same year (which forms the northern part of the church).Several of the Osborn crests a...

    The parish records note that there has been a rector officiating in the church since at least 1215. The history of the parish also has links into other parishes and certain redrawing of the boundaries. The church became a de facto head church when it was held in plurality with other parishes (IE when a rector officiates in two parishes). This has h...

    The notice in the church (see image) lists 11 bells in the tower, two of which were cast in 1520 by William Culverden. Eight new bells were cast for the tower in 2006 by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough.The bells were hung alongside the existing three bells and dedicated on the 1 July 2007 being blessed in a special ceremony by the Bishop of Bedfor...

    The church has many notable features; two piscinas (one by the altar and one in the south chapel), alcoves for effigy display and plaques and markers detailing remembrances for the dead. There are seven plaques and windows dedicated to members of the Osborn family of Chicksands Priory commemorating their dead, but the oldest plaque dates back to 14...

    The church organ
    The side chapel
    The memorial plaque to poet Robert Bloomfield
  2. England. Central Bedfordshire. Campton and Chicksands. Campton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Campton and Chicksands, in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. Wikipedia. Photo: The joy of all things, CC BY-SA 4.0.

  3. 28 de nov. de 2023 · Guide to Campton, Bedfordshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

  4. Campton is a village in Bedfordshire, sharing a civil parish ('Campton and Chicksands') with neighbouring Chicksands. Campton is about nine miles south of Bedford, and is about nine miles northwest of Letchworth and stands on the banks of a tributary of the River Ivel. It is just to the west of Shefford.

  5. English: Campton is a village in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Campton and Chicksands (population 2,510) with the nearby Chicksands.